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Effect of Irrigation Levels and Crop Geometry on Growth, Yield Parameters and Yield of Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) Cultivar Grown under Drip System

Author: Bharti Devi, S.R. Bhunia, Anita Saini and Rupesh Kumar Meena

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Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at the educational Farm, College of Agriculture, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner in rabi season 2019-20 to study the effect of irrigation levels and crop geometry on growth and productivity on the cultivation of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) cultivars grown under drip system. The results showed that irrigation at 1.0 PE gave maximum number of plant population (68762), plant height (118 cm), number of branches (primary branches 4.39, secondary branches 6.04), dry matter at harvest (30.30), number of umbels per plant (28.85), number of seeds per umbel (213.4) seed yield (17.32 qt ha-1) and harvest index (34.21%) but all these parameters were at par with 0.80 PE irrigation level. Further, paired row sowing of 30 cm × 70 cm recorded significantly higher growth, yield attributes, seed yield and harvest index of fennel. It is therefore felt that for ensuring higher productivity of rabi fennel, suitable irrigation levels involving drip irrigation in conjunction with appropriate crop geometry need to be developed for arid and semi-arid conditions of Rajasthan.

Keywords

Crop geometry, drip irrigation, growth, productivity

Conclusion

Results of the present investigation showed that the Irrigation level 1.0 PE with paired row sowing of 30 cm × 70 cm gave significantly highest growth parameters, number of umbels per plant, number of seeds per umbel, yield and harvest index were statistically at par with 0.80 PE.

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Bharti Devi, S.R. Bhunia, Anita Saini and Rupesh Kumar Meena (2023). Effect of Irrigation Levels and Crop Geometry on Growth, Yield Parameters and Yield of Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) Cultivar Grown under Drip System. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(2): 698-701.